Hi, Kevin. Where can you get this program called Lossless? Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 11:03 AM Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player
> Hi Mari. > > Not a stupid question at all - the myriad of formats are definitely > confusing until you get more acquainted with digital music. > > Basically, lossless means that nothing has been taken away from the music > during compression. So, all of your high and low frequencies are left > intact and therefore the quality of the source music is preserved. > > The opposite of lossless is known as lossy. This covers formats like MP3 > and WMA files ripped at lower bit rates. With lossy compression, some of > the high and low frequencies are lost to compress the music down into the > smallest space possible. There are also a number of psycho-acoustic > techniques used to remove parts of the music that is deemed will not be > missed by the listener such as quieter sounds that happen to be playing > whilst there is a louder sound almost obscuring it. All formats have > their > own proprietary algorithms that dictate how the music is processed and > that's why it's never a good idea to convert from one lossy format to > another. > > Lossless files take up a lot more disc space than lossy formats and so > it's > worth bearing this in mind when deciding on what format to use. > > Regards. > > Kevin > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mary dole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:35 PM > Subject: RE: ripping CD's with windows media player > > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> Thank you so much for sharing the step-by-step method for extracting >> tracks with Windows Media Player. I have just begun learning how to do >> this, and I was a bit confused. One question: What is "lossless"? >> Stupid, I know, but I'm a beginner. Thank you again. >> >> Mari Dole >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Lloyd >> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:18 AM >> To: PC audio discussion list. >> Subject: Re: ripping CD's with windows media player >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
